Lent is from lencten, the Anglo-Saxon word for spring. Although Lent is celebrated as a time of repentance, the Sundays in Lent are always a celebration of Easter, though also touching on some aspect of repentance. Our texts this year are a treasury for us who seek to live as […]
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Sermon from 02-22-09
FAITH TAKES GOD AT HIS WORD I. God’s Word Proclaims the Truth II. Doubt Is Blind to the Truth III. Faith Sees when Eyes Cannot
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Read MoreDIFFERENT PICTURES OF FAITH
The faith that Jesus talks about in today’s gospel lesson, the saving faith that the Bible talks about from Genesis through revelation, is far more than just intellectual confidence or agreement. The Bible says faith gives us a new nature – the nature that was lost when Adam and Eve […]
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TWO REASONS TO TREASURE GOD’S WORD I. The Light that Jesus Brings to It II. The Salvation that Jesus Brings through It
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WITH GOD IT’S A MATTER OF GRACE I. So that the First are Last (The Proud are Humbled) II. So that the Last are First (The Lowly are Raised Up)
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Read MoreHAPPY SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY!
Will the recession degenerate into a depression? Will more of us lose our jobs? Will congress act selflessly? Do those in power even know what will correct the economy, and if they do, can or will they do what is necessary? How is it going to turn out? For that […]
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